Robin Williams never knew what was wrong with him.
Memory loss, hallucinations, and insomnia plagued the actor. After a battery of tests and exams, doctors told him he had Parkinson’s disease. When treatment didn’t work, Williams took his own life.
His widow revealed recently that it was only in the autopsy that Williams’ was finally diagnosed correctly. He had a little-known but common disease called Lewy body dementia (LBD).… Read More
Lewy body dementia may be the most common fatal disease you’ve never heard of.
The brain-robbing illness affects about 1.4 million Americans. It’s more rampant than Parkinson’s. It’s second only to Alzheimer’s as a cause of degenerative dementia.1 And it accounts for up to 25% of all dementia cases.
Yet many people had never heard of it until last week.… Read More
Depression did not kill actor Robin Williams. When he committed suicide last year he was suffering from a disease called diffuse Lewy body dementia.
That’s the new revelation about the star’s tragic death from his widow, Susan Schneider Williams. She says depression was not to blame for her husband’s death, as had been widely reported.
Instead, it was Lewy body dementia (LBD), a brain disorder that affects some 1.4 million Americans.… Read More
What do Xanax, Valium, and Ambien have in common? Other than the risk of dependency and a long list of side effects, that is…
They all belong to a class of drugs called anticholinergics (ACHs). One of the dangers of using them is a decrease in acetylcholine activity in the brain… It’s a neurotransmitter you need for memory and learning.1 This is what links ACHs to dementia.… Read More
Not getting enough sleep? It’s more dangerous than you thought…
If you wake up often…or don’t get enough sleep each night…it could mean your pineal gland isn’t releasing enough melatonin. If that’s the case, you could be at risk for more than just fatigue… You may be four times more likely to develop dementia.
… Read MoreHealth Watch readers know statins are one of the most dangerous drugs you can take. They won’t save your heart. They put it in danger…along with your brain. But these aren’t the only dangerous heart drugs on the market. New research reveals another class of drug that will rot your brain…
Researchers at Rutgers University looked at medical data for almost 500,000 statin users from 1987-2013.… Read More